American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Zväzok 10Mitchell, Ames and White, 1821 |
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Strana
... length , very like a phalena ; the upper wings are grey , marked by various darker and lighter streaks and specks , and the under wings yellowish brown , and semi - transparent . The larva of this genus is known by the name of cadew ...
... length , very like a phalena ; the upper wings are grey , marked by various darker and lighter streaks and specks , and the under wings yellowish brown , and semi - transparent . The larva of this genus is known by the name of cadew ...
Strana
... length , and the head is nearly one - third of the bulk of the whole animal . It is found in the European seas , and on the coast of New England ; swims with extreme swiftness , and persecutes the white shark with violent and fatal en ...
... length , and the head is nearly one - third of the bulk of the whole animal . It is found in the European seas , and on the coast of New England ; swims with extreme swiftness , and persecutes the white shark with violent and fatal en ...
Strana
... length , or that of the nose , and from the nose to the chin ; the upper part must be oval , in the manner of the great men of England , or nearly square ; the skin must be smooth , and wrinkled only when the mind is roused to just in ...
... length , or that of the nose , and from the nose to the chin ; the upper part must be oval , in the manner of the great men of England , or nearly square ; the skin must be smooth , and wrinkled only when the mind is roused to just in ...
Strana
... length should equal the length of the forehead ; at the top should be a gentle indenting ; viewed in front , the back should be broad , and nearly parallel , yet above the centre something broader ; the bottom , or end of the nose ...
... length should equal the length of the forehead ; at the top should be a gentle indenting ; viewed in front , the back should be broad , and nearly parallel , yet above the centre something broader ; the bottom , or end of the nose ...
Strana
... length , and narrow , are signs of weakness and cowardice ; those justly proportioned to each other , white and transparent , which appear im- mediately upon opening of the mouth , though not projecting , and entirely ex posed to view ...
... length , and narrow , are signs of weakness and cowardice ; those justly proportioned to each other , white and transparent , which appear im- mediately upon opening of the mouth , though not projecting , and entirely ex posed to view ...
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